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People > Our People > Jacob Schreiner and Anna Catharina Hohnstein

Jacob Schreiner and Anna Catharina Hohnstein

Jacob Schreiner was born May 13, 1880, in Norka, Russia. His father was Jacob Schreiner, born May 22, 1837, in Norka, Russia, and died January 23, 1914, in Colorado. His mother was Katharina Liebhardt, born November 1840 and died before 1910 in Nebraska or Colorado.

Jacob came to the United States with his mother, father, and three siblings. They arrived in New York aboard the steamship California on April 18, 1892. The family settled in Platte, Butler County, Nebraska.

​Anna Catharina Hohnstein was born December 27, 1875, in Norka, Russia. Her father was Conrad Hohnstein, born 1850 in Norka, Russia, and died there before 1913. Her mother was Elisabeth Hinkel, born in 1850 in Norka, Russia, and died January 7, 1914, in Portland, Oregon.

Anna Catharina married her first husband, Ludwig Pfenning, on February 3, 1898. Ludwig was born December 7, 1871, and died April 23, 1901 in Norka. They had two sons - Conrad, born November 20, 1898, and died October 2, 1901, in Norka, and Heinrich (Henry), born December 2, 1900 and died February 10, 1968 in Portland, Oregon. In 1902, Anna Catharina immigrated to America with her young son Henry, hopefully accompanied by family members also seeking a new life far away from the rule of Russian oppression.

In 1904, at Fort Collins, Colorado, Anna Catharina married her second husband, Jacob Schreiner, on March 18 under the name Annie Honstan. While in Colorado, three children were born: Marie Alice, Amelia, and Robert. In 1910, they lived in Winter's Creek, Nebraska, where Jacob worked in a sugar factory. By 1913, they had moved to Portland, Oregon, and in 1918, they lived at 421 Beech St. In 1920, they moved to 401 Fargo St., and Jacob had a job at the shipyards. Between 1915 and 1922, all 4 children received confirmation at the Zion German Congregational Church. In 1930, they lived at the same address, and Jacob was listed as a scavenger. At age 57, Anna Catharina died on November 10, 1932, and was buried in Rose City Cemetery. Jacob never remarried. After Anna's death, Jacob lived with his daughter Marie and her husband Bob Ellis at 509 Fargo Street. In the 1940 census, he listed his occupation as garbage man. As late as 1958, Jacob was living at 509 Fargo Street.

​Jacob Schreiner died May 12, 1960, in Portland, Oregon, and was buried at the Rose City Cemetery.

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Article written by Georgia Conway.
Last updated October 26, 2023
Copyright © 1998-2025 Steven H. Schreiber
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